Check the Beach

Playa Boca de Barranca

Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica

No photo of Playa Boca de Barranca yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 6 am to 9 am, sunset 5:18 pm
6 am
6.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
7 am
6.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.8
6 km/h3 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.5
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.1
7 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.1
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.2
4 km/h3 mph wind, Fair

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Playa Boca de Barranca.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
25°C78°F
Water
30°C87°F
Wind
11 km/hmph ESE
Gusts
32 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
47%
Sunset
5:18 pm
Today
6.8Good6 am64
6.8Good7 am53
7.2Great8 am42
7.1Great9 am53
8.0Great10 am85
7.3Great11 am1710
5.7Good12 pm2013
4.5Fair1 pm2213
4.0Fair2 pm149
3.9Poor3 pm85
3.8Poor4 pm42
3.9Poor5 pm85
Fri
6.2Good6 am64
6.2Good7 am85
6.0Good8 am53
5.8Good9 am63
5.4Fair10 am117
4.9Fair11 am85
4.5Fair12 pm32
4.3Fair1 pm106
4.1Fair2 pm106
4.1Fair3 pm75
4.1Fair4 pm42
4.2Fair5 pm43
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 12 am, 1.5 m. Low at 6 am, -0.2 m. High at 12 pm, 1.4 m. Low at 6 pm, -0.2 mHigh 12 am, 1.5 m5 ftLow 6 am, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 12 pm, 1.4 m5 ftLow 6 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftNow5 am11 am5 pm11 pm
  • High 12 am, 1.5 m5 ft
  • Low 6 am, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 12 pm, 1.4 m5 ft
  • Low 6 pm, -0.2 m<1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat6.7 GoodBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 100%
  • Sun7.0 GreatBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 96%
  • Mon7.5 GreatBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 76%
  • Tue8.3 GreatBest 6 am to 9 amWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 77%
  • Wed7.8 GreatBest 6 am to 2 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 83%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Food and drink4 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 490 m0.3 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
950 m0.6 mi
Nearest town
1.8 km1.1 miEl Roble (village)
Nearest airport
4 km2 miAeropuerto de Chacarita (JAP)

Nearby places

  • Crucero Los LagosFood and drink
    490 m0.3 mi
  • La SirenaFish and chips
    530 m0.3 mi
  • Bikinis BarFood and drink
    750 m0.5 mi
  • Soda El TaxistaFood and drink
    910 m0.6 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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